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MORE JOBS WITH NEW SALT INDUSTRY DEV’T LAW — LEE

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hailed the enactment of the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act that he principally authored, which aim to revitalize the salt industry and address the need for employment in rural areas. According to Lee, the revival of the salt industry will generate thousands of new jobs, particularly in the countryside […]

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ESCUDERO LAUDS NEW ‘NO PERMIT, NO EXAM’ BAN LAW

Senator Chiz Escudero hailed the passage of Republic Act 11984 or the “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act,” which mandates all educational institutions to allow disadvantaged students with unsettled tuition and other school fees to take their periodic and final examinations without required permits. At the same time, the veteran legislator thanked President Ferdinand Marcos […]

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PADILLA: DAET AIRPORT REHAB ‘A DREAM COME TRUE’

A dream come true. This was how Senator Robin Padilla described the signing of a memorandum of agreement for the rehabilitation of the Daet Airport in his home province of Camarines Norte. Padilla attended the signing of the MOA among Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines secretary general Manuel Antonio Tamayo, […]

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BONG GO LAUDS DOLORES SUPER HEALTH CENTER LAUNCH

Senator Bong Go has commended the local government of Dolores, Eastern Samar, led by Congresswoman Maria Fe Abunda, Governor Ben Evardone, Vice Governor Maricar Sison, Mayor Rodrigo “Onoy” Rivero, and Vice Mayor Shonny Niño Carpeso, among others, for the inauguration of a Super Health Center in Barangay 15. Rivero and Carpeso were personally present during […]

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BULACAN LAUNCHES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FOR STUDENTS

Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis Castro, with the help of the Provincial Youth and Sports Development Office (PYSDO), took a big step towards boosting the well-being of Bulakenyo student athletes by spearheading the Grand Launch of the Bulacan University and Collegiate Athletic Association (BUCAA) at the Garden Ballroom, EDSA Shangri-la, Manila recently. […]

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DOT URGED: ATTRACT MORE CHINESE TOURISTS TO PH

Are tourists from mainland China finally starting to return to the Philippines in droves? Is China set to reclaim its spot as the second-biggest supplier of foreign visitors to the Philippines, after South Korea? Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism, believes so. “The surge in Chinese tourist arrivals […]

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CA CONFIRMS RECTO AS FINANCE CHIEF

Senator Bong Go expressed his strong approval and support for the appointment of fellow Batangueño and former senator Ralph Recto as the new Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) after all members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously agreed to confirm the ad interim appointment of the latter. In a manifestation during the […]

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NO ONLINE GAMBLING-RELATED CONTENT — PADILLA

A bill by Senator Robin Padilla seeks to prevent the spread of gambling especially among the youth by penalizing the publication and promotion of gambling-related content online and on social media. In Senate Bill 2602, Padilla noted gambling has been linked to addiction, criminal activities, and even social issues “that destroy the moral fiber of […]

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LEGARDA: CHOCOLATE HILLS IS A PROTECTED AREA

In the last few days, a viral post about a resort lodged between haycock hills in Sagbayan, Bohol, within the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (CHNM) earned the ire of both officials and netizens. The drone video in the post clearly showed an operational resort and the extent of its development right on the foothills. The […]

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GRAND CORONATION CAPS CALOOCAN’S 62ND ANNIVERSARY

To properly end the month-long celebrations for the city’s 62nd Anniversary, the city government held the Grand Coronation Night for the annual Miss Caloocan at the Caloocan City Sports Complex recently. 21 young women from different areas of the city hurdled the preliminary stages of the said pageant, with Kim Velasco ultimately crowned as this […]